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SPIRITUAL VERTIGO

I'm getting dizzy... the room is spinning... I can't stand up... make it stop! The sensation of being off balance and you cannot get your bearings straight is physical vertigo.  But many people have a "spiritual vertigo" where they just can't seem to get direction in their spiritual lives. Just when they think they have found the right church the leadership changes and it is no longer a nice place to go worship. The church starts a campaign drive and expects you to give money you do not have to give.  Spiritual vertigo is when you are positive you are going to be a lifelong Lutheran, Anglican, or Presbyterian, you fill in the blank, and then find out the people are the chosen frozen! Better yet the deeper you study the doctrine of the particular faith tradition you chose you to find out you just cannot in good faith believe their hocus-pocus doctrines! Yes, yes look before you leap... very good, very good. But it is very sad and discouraging when spiritual vert